Chapter Two

There is no god but Allah

A- Texts from the Old Testament:

* And God spoke all these words: “I am the Lord your God, who brought, you out of

Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not

make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth

beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them (Exodus

20:1-5)

*Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is a jealous, God.

(Exodus 34:14)

*Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the

earth below. There is no other. (Deuteronomy 4:39)

*You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol

in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship

them. (Deuteronomy 5:7 – 8)

*Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. (Deuteronomy 6:4)

*If you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today you will surely be

destroyed. (Deuteronomy 8:19)

*Be careful, or you will be enticed to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to

them. (Deuteronomy11:16)

*The curse if you disobey the commands of the Lord your God and turn from the way that I

command you today by following other gods, which you have not known (Deuteronomy

11:28)

*See now that I myself am He! There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life.

(Deuteronomy 32:39)

B- Texts from the Gospels

*Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and

him only. (Matthew 4:10)

*And he said unto him: Why do you call me good? There is none good but one, that is

God (Matthew 19:17)

”*Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good – except God alone.” (Mark

10:18)

”*The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the

Lord is one. (Mark 12:29)

“*Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no

other but him.” (Mark 12:32)

“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good – except God alone”. (Luke

18:19)

”*Thou knowest, Lord, that I thy servant seek thee alone, O Lord, and speak thy word; for thy word is truth, which endureth forever.”

(Barnabas 13)

*And let your words be these: “O Lord our God, hallowed be thy holy name, thy kingdom

come in us, thy will be done always, and as it is done in heaven so be it done in earth; give us the bread for every day, and forgive us our sins, as we forgive them that sin against us, and suffer us not to fall into temptations, but

deliver us from evil, for thou art alone our God, to whom pertaineth glory and honor for

ever.”(Barnabas 37)

*Said Jesus: “It is written there that our God is everywhere, and that there is not any other god but he, who striketh down and maketh

whole, and doeth all that pleaseth him.” (Barnabas 95)

“*God is so immeasurable that I tremble to describe him. But it is necessary that I make

unto you a proposition.” (Barnabas 105)

*The disciples answered: ‘‘They say that there is one God alone and that thou art God' s

prophet.’’ Jesus answered with joyful countenance: “Blessed be the holy name of

God” (Barnabas 126)

To sum up, the trinity was not mentioned by Jesus (Peace be upon him) in the Gospels. It was mentioned only in the part from the New

Testament concerned with the dream of John :

"For there are three that bear record in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:

and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth: the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree

in one." (I John 5: 7-8).

This statement, which contradicts with the texts of both the Old and New Testaments, was

omitted while revising the new English editions.

Qur’anic verses (English meaning)

{Or were you witnesses when death approached Ya`qub (Jacob)? When he

said unto his sons, "What will you worship after me?" They said, "We shall worship your Ilah (God - Allah), the Ilah

(God) of your fathers, Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma`il (Ishmael), Ishaq (Isaac), One Ilah (God), and to Him we submit (in Islam)."

(Surah Al-Baqarah – Verse No. 133)

{They say: "Become Jews or Christians if you would be guided (to salvation)." Say

thou: "Nay! (I would rather) the Religion of Abraham, the True, and he joined not gods with Allah. (Surah Al-Baqarah –

Verse No. 135)

{Say: "O People of the Book! Come to common terms as between us and you: that we worship none but Allah; that we associate no partners with Him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, lords

and patrons other than Allah." If then they turn back, say you : "Bear witness that we (at least) are Muslims (bowing to Allah's Will). (Surah Al-`Imran – Verse No. 64)

{Surely, disbelievers are those who said: "Allah is the third of the three (in a

Trinity)." But there is no ilah (god) (none who has the right to be worshipped) but One Ilah (God -Allah). And if they cease not from what they say, verily, a painful

torment will befall the disbelievers among them. (Surah Al-Mai’dah – Verse No. 73)

{Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begets not, nor

is He begotten; and there is none like unto Him. (Surah Al-Ikhlas – Verses Nos. 1-4)

These are some examples of the multitude of statements and arguments for the Oneness of Allah, everywhere in the

Qur’anic text.